9:17 AM,
Jan. 16, 2014

Construction crews work on the roof of The Village luxury apartments on Arrowcreek parkway on Monday.

Written by

Bill O?Driscoll
bodriscoll@rgj.com

Home builders are "battling back" from recession and expect a solid year ahead in Northern Nevada, a key industry official told a Reno audience Wednesday.

"We're finally seeing builders and subs (subcontractors) making a few bucks now," Mark Krueger, principal at ArchCrest Commercial Partners, said at the annual forecast event of the Builders Association of Northern Nevada.

The region's home-building industry withered over the recession that brought construction to a near-standstill. But over the past couple of years a rebound has begun, and Krueger said he anticipates an estimated ...